Format: Panel · Required preknowledge: Beginner · Room: EG08
Time: 13:00–13:45
Topics: Data Protection & Privacy
Europe’s digital economy depends on business models that finance open access to online content and services. At the same time, regulatory developments around consent, data-driven advertising and pay-or-consent models are reshaping how those models can operate. What do these choices mean beyond privacy compliance — for publishers, advertisers, digital services and Europe’s wider economy?
This panel brings together perspectives from industry, publishing and regulation to examine where privacy rules and economic realities meet. It will explore how different approaches to consent and monetisation affect investment, competition and the sustainability of digital business models, and where workable solutions may lie. Participants will gain a broader view of the policy trade-offs behind current debates and the practical consequences of regulatory choices.
Speakers: David Pfau, Abbas Ravjani, Dirk Freytag, Thomas Fuchs, Achim Schlosser